We recently received the following report from CRED Partner Berhan Lehetsanat (BL). Based in Ethiopia, BL’s focus is supporting children living with disabilities to access education and health care, and to advocate on their behalf at district, regional and national levels, as well as running training and sensitisation programmes relating…
At the recent CRED Trustees meeting, Helen presented an update of news from some of the partners. Not all partners were featured, as not all had sent updates, but the presentation given was very well received, and it was suggested that the slides be shared more widely. So, having got…
While many parts of the world are reopening, Uganda has closed up due to the rapid and alarming increase of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the country. The spread of the virus as well as the strict lockdown measures implemented to stop the spread, are having damaging effects on Refugees,…
The students who are members of the art club at Spurgeons Academy in Kibera, Kenya, were recently asked to do some drawings that show how to stay safe against Covid. We thought that you would like to see some of their art.
Children can end up living on the streets for all sorts of reasons, most of them not of their own making. And whilst on the streets, life can feel pretty bleak. But thanks to the input from Chisomo, street children in Lusaka, Zambia, are getting access to new opportunities and…
Uganda is going through tough times at the moment with a surge in Covid cases forcing a nationwide lockdown. For some, the lockdown just means staying at home, working from home, doing school online, and only going out to get the bare essentials. But for all those who don’t have…
AHISDO is a community-based organisation that serves one of the poorest communities in Addis Ababa. It provides educational support packages to some of the neediest children, does ‘food on foot’ parcels for the housebound elderly, runs a weekday lunch club for the mobile elderly, hosts after-school homework clubs, and has…
This water tank is one of two above-ground water tanks that can be found at Nkuru Vocational Community College in rural Mityana district, Uganda. They are filled in part by water that is pumped up from a borehole owned by the college and situated about 600m down the hill. And…
For the community of Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, 2021 started with a mood of optimism. After the year 2020, when Covid-19 led to lockdowns, loss of employment for most, loss of income for many, the schools being shut, and the children subsequently having no access to feeding programmes, 2021…
We are all aware of just how awful the impact of Covid19 has been in India. Heartbreaking news reports of people dying on the way to hospital; of hospitals running out of beds, oxygen, medical staff; of a country completely overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of illness and death from…
